1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index e656e25f1c14..645d58058431 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -518,14 +518,14 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 
 int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 {
+        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, annotate_usage, 0);
+
         symbol_conf.priv_size = sizeof(struct sym_priv);
         symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path = true;
 
         if (symbol__init() < 0)
                 return -1;
 
-        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, annotate_usage, 0);
-
         setup_sorting(annotate_usage, options);
 
         if (argc) {